Woman's missing lawn returns after ghastly gardening goof

Landscapers make up for mistakenly removing front yard

Denise Thompson stands on her freshly-sodded lawn on June 22, 2011, that was replaced by Kupak Landscapes Ltd. after the company accidentally removed it earlier in the month in Edmonton.

Photograph by: Greg Southam
, Edmonton Journal

Originally published June 23, 2011.

EDMONTON - A week after her lawn was lifted by lost landscapers, Denise Thompson once again has fresh, green grass out front.

The gardening goof was rectified Wednesday morning by Kupak Landscapes Ltd., the company that accidentally dug up Thompson's front yard instead of the one on a property three blocks away.

The company laid fresh sod for free and apologized for the mistake.

"I can open my blinds again and see green instead of brown dirt," Thompson said, laughing. "My boys aren't too excited because they have to mow it again, but the girls are excited and wanted to play on it right away."

She said the fresh grass has the lawn looking better than before and she's glad the horticultural heartache is over.

"We had quite a few people drive by the house after the publicity," she said. "People were looking to see the house the lawn was stolen from and now they can see that the grass is back."